Instruo Neoni, User Manual

Page 1: ...ne ni Through Zero Oscillator User Manual...

Page 2: ...verview 6 Waveforms 8 Frequency Modulation Waveshaping 10 Oscillator Syncronization 12 Control Voltage 14 Frequency Pitch 15 Patch Examples East Coast Synth Voice Traditional FM Through Zero FM Sawtoo...

Page 3: ...re an oscillator momentarily stalls as negative voltage pulls its frequency down to 0 Hz ne ni inverts the polarity of its waveforms until positive voltage pulls it back through 0 Hz This behavior all...

Page 4: ...r cable is connected to 12V 4 Connect the 16 pin side of the IDC power cable to the 2x8 pin header on your Eurorack power supply confirming that the red stripe on the power cable is connected to 12V 5...

Page 5: ...tooth Output 3 Split Sawtooth 4 Triangle Output 5 Sine Output 6 Wavefold Output 7 Wavefold 8 FM Input 9 FM Attenuator 10 AC DC Coupled Toggle 1 1 Traditional T Z Switch 12 Hard Sync Input 13 Hard Sync...

Page 6: ...he amplitude and double the frequency of the original sawtooth waveform Turning the knob fully clockwise morphs to the original sawtooth waveshape but the ramp now starts at a180 degree offset from th...

Page 7: ...7 Wavefold Controls the amount of wavefolding applied to the core triangle waveform...

Page 8: ...CV Input before the signal reaches the FM Attenuator defines the inversion of the sawtooth waveform FM Attenuator Determines the depth of frequency modulation applied to the fundamental frequency Tur...

Page 9: ...on ne ni behaves similarly to most analog oscillators with linear FM functionality Pitch tracking ne ni as the carrier within an FM operator changes the pitch of the sound whereas pitch tracking the m...

Page 10: ...larity is dictated by the charge direction at the time of sync A sync signal received during the triangle s ascending ramp will reset to a new positive charge from 0V A sync signal received during the...

Page 11: ...from 0V regardless of the ramp direction at the time of synchronisation Soft Sync Input ne ni s core triangle changes its charge direction on a hard rising edge signal Charge Direction Button Controls...

Page 12: ...gh zero FM If the toggle is in the centre position additional routing is disabled If the toggle is in the right position the incoming signal will be routed to the CV Input before the signal reaches th...

Page 13: ...ith the value set by either the Wavefold fader or the Split Sawtooth knob If the CV Destination Switch is in its down position making wavefold amount the target parameter and the Wavefold fader is set...

Page 14: ...rmines the pitch of all waveforms Turning the knob anticlockwise will decrease the frequency Turning the knob clockwise will increase the frequency 1V Oct Input The 1V Oct Input is a bipolar control v...

Page 15: ...pe generators for the filter and VCA Audio Path Set the LFO Toggle of ne ni to its up position so that it oscillates at audio rate Set the Trad T Z Switch of ne ni to its up position so that tradition...

Page 16: ...gate output of the sequencer or keyboard to the trigger input of an envelope generator Connect the CV output of the envelope generator to a multiple Connect one copy of the envelope generator CV sign...

Page 17: ...tor ratios by changing the frequencies of both oscillators Experiment with the AC DC Coupled Toggle to hear the differences in tone Audio Path Monitor the Sine Output of ne ni Set the LFO Toggle of ne...

Page 18: ...rol Path Set the Signal Router Toggle to its centre position so that internal signal routing is disabled Connect an audio rate sine waveform to the FM Input of ne ni and set the FM Attenuator fully cl...

Page 19: ...dulator ratios by changing the frequencies of both oscillators Experiment with the AC DC Coupled Toggle to hear the differences in tone Audio Path Monitor the Sine Output of ne ni Set the LFO Toggle o...

Page 20: ...rol Path Set the Signal Router Toggle to its centre position so that internal signal routing is disabled Connect an audio rate sine waveform to the FM Input of ne ni and set the FM Attenuator fully cl...

Page 21: ...rity can be switched at audio rate for hard sync style effects Audio Path Monitor the sawtooth waveform via an oscilloscope and an audio output Control Path Set the AC DC Coupled Toggle to a desired p...

Page 22: ...th Voice patch using the Wavefold Output of ne ni Set the Wavefold fader of ne ni to its minimum position Tune the Coarse knob and the Fine knob of ne ni to 1 1 00 and 12 00 respectively Control Path...

Page 23: ...on so that incoming signal at the FM Input will modulate the wavefold amount Connect and audio rate sine waveform of a secondary oscillator to the FM Input and set the FM Attenuator to around 2 00 Set...

Page 24: ...knob and the Wavefold fader will affect the bird activity Audio Path Set the LFO Toggle to its up position so that ne ni oscillates at audio rate Set the Trad T Z Switch of ne ni to its up position so...

Page 25: ...wn position so that incoming signal at the CV Input will modulate the wavefold amount Set the Signal Router Toggle to its centre position so that no additional routing is applied Connect the Sine Outp...

Page 26: ...hrough tanh 3 A sub square waveform from C L is through zero frequency modulating and hard synchronizing ne ni A sequencer or keyboard modulates the pitch of ne ni and C L The sequencer or keyboard al...

Page 27: ...n and connect the corresponding pin cables to mix them to a single output Connect the output of l on to the input of I 47 and connect the stepped triangle output of C L to the inverting input of I 47...

Page 28: ...onnect the 1V Oct output of a keyboard or sequencer to the 1V Oct Inputs of ne ni and C L Connect the gate output of the sequencer or keyboard to the trigger input of c is Connect the CV output of c i...